Thinking For the Fourth

Jesus did not come into this world to save the United States or any other nation. Jesus came to save individuals and build a Kingdom of His own.

As our calendar nears the Fourth of July there will once again be a great amount of talk about our nation and its Founder’s intentions.

As you know, there is a great argument over how Christian the Founders really were.

Using Thomas Jefferson as an example, he was not a Christian. He believed in God as a Supreme entity. He understood the Bible better than most who claim to be Christians today. But he did not, according to historical record, believe in Jesus Christ as his Savior.

Thomas Jefferson did, though, believe in the principles of the Scriptures and even, using federal funding, sent the moral teachings of Jesus to the people throughout the Louisiana Purchase including the Indians.

The unbelievers, within the group of men we know as our Founders, had a far greater understanding of God, the Scriptures and Christ Himself because they were brought up and educated with the Holy Scriptures.

Their lives were built upon a foundation of what they knew. They knew the Scriptures and they established and built a nation upon the principles and knowledge they held as their personal life foundation.

We have lost our Biblical worldview. According to the Barna research organization, only nine percent of Americans have a Biblical worldview. If a person was born after 1977 the percentage drops to four.

Here’s the most shocking result of the survey. Only nineteen percent of people who claim to be born-again Christians have a Biblical worldview.

Much has changed in our nations 235 years of existence. The Bible has lost its significance and the results of this loss surround us and have overtaken our culture.

Life built upon Biblical principles is almost non existent because most know nothing at all of the Scriptures.

It would be good for the nation to get back to the moral teachings of the Scriptures.

But, this is not what Jesus came to do. Jesus came to save sinful humans into an eternal kingdom. His kingdom is not of this world. It is separate, holy and the only way in is through Him.

So, here’s the Good News. Even though our nation is headed for a great crash, Jesus Christ is still building His Kingdom. As of today, you, the reader, have been invited to come into His Kingdom. He promises to save you from your sin, make you right with God and then sanctify you through the water of the Word.

Oh yeah, you might want to begin studying the Scriptures if you desire to be a part of His Kingdom. Without a Biblical worldview, you will not fit into the Kingdom of God very well at all.

Bill O’Reilly’s Religious Fallacy

I was watching Bill O’Reilly commentate on the news a few nights back when he exposed the fallacy of his religious belief.

Mr. O’Reilly was speaking about the situation of a congressman who has recently been caught up in a scandal in which the congressman was forced to admit he has lied about.

Mr. O’Reilly was expounding on whether or not this congressman should be forgiven of his sin.

Now, there are two types of forgiveness, human and Divine. Mr. O’Reilly raised the element of forgiveness to the Divine level when he suggested that God doesn’t forgive unless we do something.

Do you see the fallacy in his statement?

The majority will not see the fallacy because they have been duped into a system of works righteousness for the forgiveness of their sin.

What Bill O’Reilly was suggesting, in his commentary, is that this congressman sould step down and resign from his position. O’Reilly felt that was the work the congressman needed to engage in to prove his remorse and be forgiven of his wrong doing before the public he represents.

It doesn’t really matter to me what this congressman does. The whole situation exposes an epidemic of social media misuse that has overtaken our nation. This is not what I’m trying to point out.

Here’s what you need to know.

Hebrews 9:22 tells us that there is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood. The only blood that God will accept for the forgiveness of sin is the blood of the sacrificial Lamb that He sent into our world to pay the price for our sin.

Therefore, forgiveness of sin is not based upon anything I or you can do. Works righteousness has been abolished by faith in what Jesus Christ has done for us.

Mr. O’Reilly has set himself up as this congressman’s judge and has stated that if the congressman resigns he could earn O’Reilly’s forgiveness.

I’m so thankful that God sent His only begotten son that whosoever would believe on Him could have eternal life.

I’ll never be right with the world and I’ll never be able to do enough to get right. But one thing I know for sure, I’m right with God because of what Jesus Christ did for me. This is what faith is all about.

It’s too bad that Bill O’Reilly didn’t offer the congressman the way of salvation. Maybe O’Reilly doesn’t know that forgiveness is by faith in Jesus Christ not in a list of man suggested works.